In a sharp and no-holds-barred attack delivered right in actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay’s home turf of Perambur, DMK Mayor of Chennai, R. Priya, tore into the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government, questioning its governance model, leadership calibre, and disconnect from ground realities.
Speaking at a public event, Mayor Priya lambasted the TVK dispensation for failing to announce or implement even a single new scheme despite being in power for several days.
“It has been so many days since you came to power and you have still not been able to talk about one new scheme that you have launched and implemented,” she said.
Priya described the TVK’s style of functioning as a “Sticker/Sofa Model” of governance — implying superficial optics over substantive administration.
She accused the ruling party of continuing to blame the previous DMK government while its own leadership faltered in public.
Taking a dig at the TVK Chief Minister, Priya said, “Their leader and Chief Minister keeps calling DMK a ‘Theeya Sakthi’, this Sakthi, that Sakthi, etc. At least he could’ve read the script a few times while coming in his car. But he forgot. He looked bewildered for 2 minutes and then he looked at the paper again to recall the script.”
In contrast, she praised DMK president and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, saying he visited his Kolathur constituency the very next day after elections to thank voters and address their needs.
“A good leader/CM is someone who goes to his constituency, thanks the voters, listens to their requirements and implements schemes for them. Our leader MK Stalin went to Kolathur the very next day to thank voters. But this ‘Tharkuri’ gang people have no political civility and are fit for only doing politics in social media,” Priya remarked.
“Virtual Warriors” Come Under Fire
The DMK leader reserved her strongest words for TVK’s online supporters, often referred to as “virtual warriors.”
“Their CM says that the ‘virtual warriors’ are their everything. I want to ask one question to these virtual warriors — Do you have anything in your head? You put content but do you have any idea of what is truth, what is false, what is appropriate to put and what is not? Nothing!” she thundered.
Priya emphasised that governance was not cinema. “This is not a movie on silver screen — to sit for 3 hours, clap, and give reviews for the film. This is about lives and livelihoods of Tamil Nadu people.”
She questioned the ground-level engagement of TVK MLAs and ministers: “How many of these TVK MLAs would’ve visited their constituents and asked about their grievances? How many schemes they would’ve implemented? Ministers hold review meetings and departmental meetings. But as a party where have you met the people or spoken to them or listened to their grievances? Where have you done field work? Have you even installed at least a water pump?”
Pointing to reports of outsiders conducting inspections, she asked, “Instead of ministers some random people in coat-suits are doing inspections. In which country does this happen?”
Mayor Priya’s fiery speech in Perambur — Joseph Vijay’s own assembly constituency — is being seen as a direct political challenge to the fledgling TVK regime. It highlights the growing war of words between the DMK and the new ruling party as issues like power cuts, water scarcity, and summer hardships continue to grip Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu.
“மண்டையில ஏதாவது உங்களுக்கு இருக்குதா?” முதல்வர் தொகுதியில் சரவெடியாக வெடித்த மேயர் பிரியா..!!”#MayorPriya #DMK #TamilNadu #GovernmentCritique #Newstamil24x7 pic.twitter.com/WEB0tEh2kx
— News Tamil 24×7 (@NewsTamilTV24x7) June 6, 2026
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